How To: Properly Try a Wine

Check out this video for quick tips from Florida Estates Winery in Land O' Lakes.

Never judge a book by its cover, and never judge a wine on its first sip. Why? "Your mouth is full of mouth crap," says Ron Hunt of Florida Estates Winery in Land O' Lakes. "That's a technical term." Hunt outlines the steps in the video above. They are: For more information on the winery, check out Land O' Lakes Patch's recent feature on the business.

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Pizza Villa Celebrates 25 Years

This eatery has been around awhile.

Get Inspired to Climb Your Own Mountain

If you need a little inspiration to overcome a challenge, Land O' Lakes Patch has you covered. Check out these stories about people who faced down obstacles and came out on top.

We all face challenges that can seem insurmountable. It’s how we handle those challenges that defines us as people. For the past few weeks, Patch and Grape-Nuts have been teaming up to share stories about folks in Florida who have faced down challenges and have come out on top. If you’re looking for a little inspiration to climb your own mountain, check out the stories that have been featured in the Journeys series so far: The Hillsborough County commissioner from District 6 talks about the challenges he has faced since being elected and what it's taken to achieve the goals he has set for himself. Whether it's being the first in your family to graduate college or raising money for a local cause, tell us your stories.  Cancer patients in …

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Housing for Vets

One of our bloggers wrote about the increasing need for affordable housing for our veterans.

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida

Lady Luck has made her presence known in Florida, where the lone winner in the roughly $600 million Powerball jackpot reportedly bought the ticket at a Publix supermarket.

  Were you shopping at a Publix supermarket in Pasco County when you bought your Powerball jackpot ticket? More specifically, were you in Zephyrhills? If so, take a close look at your ticket. If you see the numbers 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11, then take a deep breath and realize that your life has taken a dramatic term, if you're so inclined to claim the cash value of your roughly $600 million winnings. That's right, you're the lone winner to the record Powerball jackpot, as noted by USA Today.com, in an article posted 2:46 a.m. today, May 19. A Florida Lottery official reportedly told the Associated Press that more details were to be released. Not the lucky one? According to Powerball.com, the current estimated jackpot resets at $40 million…

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What's Tampa Bay Saying?

$600 Million Powerball Jackpot Breaks Records: How Would You Spend It?

With the jackpot for the May 18 Powerball drawing now reaching record-breaking territory, we’d like to hear your ideas for spending that much cash!

What would you do with $600 million in cold, hard cash? That’s what we’re wondering as the jackpot in tonight’s Powerball drawing hits the $600 million mark. That number, according to the Florida Lottery, tops the previous $587.5 million Powerball record jackpot set in November 2012. Players in Arizona and Missouri won that prize, the lottery website says. Florida, by the way, hasn’t had the best showing in jackpot wins since it joined the Powerball’s other 42 states in 2009. Only five people have hit the Powerball jackpot in Florida, according to a Powerball analysis website. There have been 185 second-place winners to date. Just how much would you take home if you won tonight’s drawing? According to USAMega.com, that $600 million …

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Gardening Tips Are Just a Click Away

The Pasco Cooperative Extension offers lots of resources for Land O’ Lakes residents who want to improve their lawns and landscapes.

With the long Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, chances are more than a few Land O’ Lakes residents are preparing to dig in and tackle a lawn or landscaping project. Those with questions on how to proceed to make sure their efforts pay off with a look that can survive Central Florida’s drought-prone climate might want to check with the Pasco Cooperative Extension before getting started. On its website, the extension office features a variety of resources for homeowners that want to make landscaping improvements that are environmentally friendly. Some of those resources include: To find out more, just visit the Pasco Cooperative Extension online. What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced in your garden? How did you beat it? Tell …

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